The informational value of evaluative behavior: Influences of praise and blame on perceptions of ability.

Wulf-Uwe, Meyer, Meinolf, Bachmann, Ursula, Biermann, Marianne, Hempelmann, Fritz-Otto, Ploger, Helga, Spiller·1979·Journal of Educational Psychology
DOI 10.1037//0022-0663.71.2.259

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Wulf-Uwe, M., Meinolf, B., Ursula, B., Marianne, H., Fritz-Otto, P., & Helga, S. (1979). The informational value of evaluative behavior: Influences of praise and blame on perceptions of ability. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-0663.71.2.259

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